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Startup news
Automattic board puts founder-CEO Matt Mullenweg on leave
The company's chief financial officer takes over as interim chief executive. Mullenweg says directors conspired against him.
№ 230 · 12 September 2026
Founder practice
Half of founders lose the CEO job by year three
Noam Wasserman's study of more than 200 US startups found 50% of founders were no longer chief executive by the company's third birthday. Most did not go by choice. The practice below is about the three things that change first: the calendar, the bench and who gets to decide.
№ 89 · 17 August 2026